​NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED! MEDI's mission is to serve as the leading 501c3 economic development organization that impacts communitiesand economies for improvement through education,
entrepreneurship, small, minority,and women owned business development in Western
Kentucky.

MEDI would like to invite you to partner with us and sponsor this 29th Annual MED Week of Kentucky celebration. This year’s theme isThe Value of Small
BusinessSunday, October 1 through Saturday, October 7. MED Week was founded in 1983 by President Reagan and first
proclaimed by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear in 2012, naming MEDI as the Commonwealth’s official state host, MED Week.

MEDI values this time of the year just as President Reagan did in 1983 to celebrate the success and contributions of minority-owned
businesses and those like you that support minority enterprise development. MEDI would like to encourage you and all Kentuckians to take this time to recognize the contributions a part of this great
society that may not have always had opportunities that exist today to pursue social and economic mobility.

Since 2015, MEDI has assisted 831 potential, existing and startups small businesses. In
direct result of assisting those 831 small businesses, MEDI has helped to produce 18 new startups, 44 new jobs, expanded 13 small businesses and retained/saved 30 jobs.

Below is a link to register online for MED Week events and the 2017 MED Week partnership
packet for your consideration. MED Week is MEDI’s major annual fundraiser. It helps to support the programs, trainings, and services that MEDI delivers throughout the community that resulted in
the outcomes stated above.